The
Anoa
panzers are currently used by Indonesia's contingent to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.

He added that Brunei had already tested the capabilities of the
APC
vehicles with a 100 kilometre
test drive to see whether the engine heated up.

The
APC
vehicles are named after the Anoa, a type of buffalo indigenous to Indonesia. The prototype was first unveiled at the 61st anniversary of Indonesian National Armed Forces on October 5, 2006.

The
APC
vehicle participated in the land demonstration duringBRIDEX
last July.

The Brunei government has also expressed interests in purchasing weapons including
SS2
assault rifles but has decided to test them first, said Hartind.

The recent acquisitions are based on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on
defence
cooperation signed between the two governments in 2003, which was recently ratified by Indonesia's parliament.

During President
SusiloBambangYudhoyono's
visit to the Sultanate last February, Brunei's Deputy Minister of Defence
said the two countries will set up a joint committee to discuss how to further expand defence
cooperation.

DatoPadukaHjMustappaHjSirat
added both governments would carry out joint training for its military forces and special forces. There is also a plan to send Brunei's military personnel to study at Indonesia's Defence
University.

Earlier in the year, Brunei granted two patrol vessels
KDBWaspada
and KDBPejuang
to the Indonesian Navy for military training. The Brunei Times

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